HC Deb 07 April 1981 vol 2 c240W
30. Mr. John Carlisle

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he is satisfied that local education authorities take sufficient account of parental preference for single sex schools.

Mr. Mark Carlisle

It is for local education authorities to decide the balance between single-sex and co-educational schools which they wish to have in their areas and, where necessary, to make proposals under sections 12 to 16 of the Education Act 1980. In reaching such decisions it is their normal practice to have regard to local circumstances and preferences; one of the factors I consider in deciding proposals is whether such matters have been taken into account.

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